Police enter Spain's ruling party HQ in graft probe
MADRID — Spanish police entered the Madrid headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party on Wednesday to demand documents as part of a graft probe into a former party member, judicial sources said.
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MADRID — Spanish police entered the Madrid headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party on Wednesday to demand documents as part of a graft probe into a former party member, judicial sources said.
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Spanish police entered the Madrid headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party on Wednesday to demand documents as part of a corruption investigation into Spain's former Prime Minister, judicial sources said.
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police are searching the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party as part of an ongoing investigation into possible financial wrongdoing, the Civil Guard said Wednesday.
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